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PhD, Iranian Studies
Karen Blixens Plads 8
2300 København S
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I'm a social historian studying modern Iran through selected attention points: digital publics, urbanism, ethnicity, political movements and ideology.
These are issues that I sometimes study separately and sometimes in overlaps, but always in conjunction with global histories of capitalism, imperialism, nationalism, urbanization and modernity. This is a methodology that can be called global micro-history (or historical sociology). In my work, I draw heavily on cultural analysis, geography and social theory, and apart from established archives, I work particularly with digital sources and media content, but also oral history, ethnography, biography, surveys, fiction and other materials.
I have worked with Iranian society, culture and politics for more than 20 years, lived and studied in Iran and I teach Iranian Studies, Middle East Studies and Cross-Cultural Studies.
I have written extensively about the following topics in the context of Iran:
I have primarily focussed on the 1940s, 1970s and 1990s but also worked on other periods.
My current projects (2023).
Irans Moderne Historie (Gyldendal, 2019): The first book in Danish about Iranian history from the 19th to 21st Century based on Persian primary sources.
Minorities in Iran: Ethnicity and Nationalism After Khomeini (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013): A pathbreaking historical and sociological study of the relationship between four ethnic minorities, Iranian nationalism and the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Recent publications:
In the department of Middle East Studies, I teach: The Modern History of the Middle East (Iran track); Theory of Science for Middle East Students; Religion and Culture in the Middle East; Societal Debates with Persian Communication; and various elective courses.
In the department of Cross-Cultural Studies, I teach: Humanities in Practice (source criticism and historical method as well as general methodology); and Current Thematic Challenges (cultural analysis in practice).
I have also founded and taught a number of international summer schools under the name Global Urban Studies: Urban Culture in Theory and Action; Cultural Production in Urban Space; New Urban Life Across the Globe: Activism and Change in a World of Cities.
I have so far supervised one PhD student, Dr. Özlem Has (The Structured Agencies of Paramilitaries in the Kurdish-Turkish Conflict: The JiTEM Case).
Please note: It is not possible for me to simply "accept" PhD students. In Denmark, funding is a prerequisite and I do not have independent funding for hiring PhD candidates. Before contacting me, please read about the grant system and doing PhDs at UCPH.
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2016 - present: Associate Professor, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen.
2015: Visiting Scholar, The Graduate Institute, Geneva (Sociology)
2012: Assistant Professor, Middle East Studies, University of Copenhagen.
2011: Post-Doctoral Researcher, School of Oriental and African Studies, London (1 year).
2010: PhD, Copenhagen University
2009: Visiting researcher, Hagop Kevorkian Center, New York University (6 months).
2008: Field studies, Iran (1 month).
2007-2010: PhD Student at the Research School for Regional Studies, Copenhagen University.
2007: Intensive courses in Turkish, TÖMER, Istanbui (5 months).
2004: MA, Middle East Studies, Copenhagen University.
2003: Guest student, Dehkhoda Institute, Tehran University, Iran; field studies, Iran (3 months).
2001: BA, Persian Language and Culture, Copenhagen University.
1999: Guest student, Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Esfahan, Iran; field studies, Iran (6 months).
Postdoctoral Researcher, SOAS University of London
1 Feb 2011 → 31 Jan 2012
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication
Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication
Rasmus Christian Elling (Participant)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Rasmus Christian Elling (Participant)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Rasmus Christian Elling (Other)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Rasmus Christian Elling (Other)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Rasmus Christian Elling (Other)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Claus Valling Pedersen (Organizer), Ebrahim Afsah (Organizer) & Rasmus Christian Elling (Organizer)
Activity: Participating in an event - types › Organisation of and participation in conference
Rasmus Christian Elling (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
Rasmus Christian Elling (Lecturer)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Lecture and oral contribution
16/04/2024
1 Media contribution
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15/04/2024
1 item of Media coverage
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15/04/2024
1 Media contribution
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